The flattening of Dungeons and Dragons

[MatthewJHanson]

I enjoyed the 3d tiles, however since they came out I have discovered Fat Dragon Games EZ Dungeons, which I like better, so I'm not terribly upset.

 

[lyon812]

I've always skewed towards 2d, even though I like miniatures in general, and spent way too many hours painting them when younger.

Playing with a 3d mini on a 2d map always created a bit of disconnect that I found made things more difficult to track/analyze. Additionally, having the proper minis was always a problem. People didn’t have the funds to spend, except on their own character--and even then, finding one that matched your vision proved difficult. Some people just use proxies, but if you're going to roll out an opposing party of orcs that consists of a half-melted goblin, a dwarf, a Madcat, the thimble from Monopoly, then why not just put out a disc that actually looks like an orc? They’re less expensive and easier to store, both of which are boons—and heck, you can even create your own.

 

[Dice4Hire]

I was not impressed with the 3D stuff. as siad above, it was wildly off scale (5 foot wide stairs?) and jsut looked odd. I think I would prefer to have no 3D stuff and make my own.

 

[phloog]

2D? I actually used d20Pro for a while on a big screen at the table, but for MY group (and not necessarily any other groups), there seems to be more engagement when they have to move their own 'dolls' about.

So we're using a ton of Fat Dragons stuff (VERY INEXPENSIVE), and my fairly ginormous collection of Dwarven Forge bits (NOT VERY INEXPENSIVE), and having a grand old 3d time. We use pogs only when required - for the PCs it's standard 3d metal miniatures, and I have a decent collection of monsters. We're all 3d

 

[Prestidigitalis]

Adventures in Flatland, now available to the masses.

Beware the Dire Octagon!

 

[MerricB]

Has Wizards been flattened beneath something so all they can use are tokens now?

Cheers!

 

[moxcamel]

Has Wizards been flattened beneath something so all they can use are tokens now?

Pathfinder?

 

[MerricB]

Pathfinder?

Hey, why not - the book's heavy enough!

Cheers!

 

[DNH]

When I first started out gaming - far too many years ago now with the Ghost Tower of Inverness - we didn't even have polyhedral dice! We didn't know anywhere that sold them, certainly not outside of London and we were in Yorkshire. So we used 2D equivalents! We made cardboard spinners of various sizes for the various dice and stuck them onto an old A4 desk diary with paper fasteners. Worked a charm!

 

[phloog]

When I first started out gaming - far too many years ago now with the Ghost Tower of Inverness - we didn't even have polyhedral dice! We didn't know anywhere that sold them, certainly not outside of London and we were in Yorkshire. So we used 2D equivalents! We made cardboard spinners of various sizes for the various dice and stuck them onto an old A4 desk diary with paper fasteners. Worked a charm!

There were lots of games 'back in the old days' that ended up using cardstock 'chits' with the numbers on them - - shake em up and pull one out of a sack, box, etc. Were were forced to use that method for a couple RPGs at times.